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The Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, will present to the Environmental Management Commission, or EMC, this week its primary plan in response to the federal power plan rule for controlling carbon dioxide emissions.

Duke Energy agrees to pay fines and accelerate groundwater cleanup at four coal ash facilities RALEIGH – The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, reached a settlement with Duke Energy today that holds Duke Energy accountable for groundwater contamination at all of its

People will have an opportunity to comment on a proposal to exempt small sources from air permitting requirements at a public hearing that state environmental officials have scheduled for early November in Raleigh.